First, thank you to everyone who sent good, healthy wishes! I know that it helped and I definitely feel better!

Just across the border from Wisconsin, is Galena, Illinois, a town of about 3500 residents that hosts a million or so tourists each year. They come to shop, eat and tour some of the blocks and blocks of magnificent historic structures. Many of the residential streets above Main Street are so crooked and steep, it’s hard to imagine building anything there. Sometimes the back door of a home is 3 or 4 stories lower than the front door! I found the history of Galena fascinating, but too complex to share with you here – that will have to wait for the book!